Craig Detweiler is an author, cultural commentator, and dean of the College of Arts and Media at Grand Canyon University. He's part of the Faith and Media Initiative Coalition and his latest book, titled "Honest Creativity," talks about why AI will not replace human creatives. His contact and information is linked below. 

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro to Craig Detweiler

1:35 What is the Faith and Media Initiative and what is your role with this coalition?
4:00 What do you do to help push towards better representation of religious themes and characters?
6:25 How has working with FAMI impacted your Christian faith?
9:20 Why do you think there is a disconnect between Hollywood and religion/faith in general?
11:30 What makes you so optimistic about the current entertainment landscape from a Christian perspective?
15:55 How do you balance the tension between supporting Christian creatives if the art is not necessarily good?
19:15 Why do you think the quality of Christian films has gone up in recent years?
20:25 Christian as an Adjective
21:45 How would you define Christian film?
24:15 What do you see in how Hollywood is handling stories or faith through a secular lens?
28:00 Why do you think Hollywood is leaning more into religious characters and story?
31:25 How can we foster Christian creatives to a higher standard of creation?
33:25 How do you invest in the younger generation in a way that leads them towards making quality art regardless of what Hollywood is doing?
37:55 In the face of AI, what is the role of human creativity?
43:05 Things Craig likes that you should like, too

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